The Hinduism category has 172 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 382 ratings. The most-rated is Autobiography of a Yogi.

172 audiobooks
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Emotional Intelligence: 8 Books in 1 - Third Eye Awakening, Reiki Healing, Chakras for Beginners, Kundalini Awakening, Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, Empath, Law of Attraction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Emotional Intelligence: 8 Books in 1 Book 1: Third Eye Awakening You might have heard about the benefits of awakening your third eye, but what does it actually take to get started on your journey towards enlightenment? This guide is designed to walk you through the entire process from start to finish, so that you can connect to your chakras to realize your full potential and enjoy the benefits of a regular meditation practice. Book 2: Reiki Healing Reiki is quickly becoming one of the most popular alternative healing methods out there, but can it really live up to the hype? This thorough guide will answer all of the questions you’ve ever had about Reiki, so that you can go to your first session with confidence and truly reap the benefits of your practice. Book 3: Chakras for Beginners Are you hurt? Diseased? Ill? Distressed? How about anxious, depressed, sad, or emotionally a mess? Are you experiencing a “crisis in faith” or a “midlife crisis”? Do you just feel “off”? If any of those questions seemed right or close to what you are experiencing, chances are your energy system is out of balance. And it also means that this book is the perfect fit for you. Book 4: Kundalini Awakening Are you curious about the phenomenon and mystery of kundalini awakening? Do you want to reach the zenith of life and transformation? Or are you struggling with your own personal power, voice, energy, or happiness?  Book 5: Yoga Sutra of Patanjali The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali has long been shrouded in mystery and confusion. That’s because existing translations rely on confusing language and outdated interpretations.... Book 6: Empath Being an empath in a world that is regularly deemed “harsh” and “cruel” can be extremely challenging and even painful at times. If you are an empath who regularly finds yourself feeling as though you are at the mercy of the world around you, you might feel as though you are constantly struggling to engage in society. Book 7: The Law of Attraction Are you ready to live a more positive life? Are you ready to enjoy more success, better health, and stronger relationships? Well, then you need to listen to the Law of Attraction: The Complete Self Help Guide on How to Manifest Anything In Life and Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness. Book 8: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy If you are someone who is suffering from a depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder, but you are not quite sure what to actually do concerning treatment options, then Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: The Complete Guide to Overcome Depression and Anxiety is the book you have been waiting for!  Grab your copy NOW!

©2019 Mark Madison (P)2019 Mark Madison

Narrator: Ronald Hillman
Author: Mark Madison
Length: 26 hrs and 13 mins
Available on Audible
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Hinduism: What You Need to Know About the Hindu Religion, Gods, Goddesses, Beliefs, History, and Rituals

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If you want to learn about Hinduism, then pay attention.... This audiobook will discuss the history and founding of Hinduism, the basics of the four main beliefs of Hinduism, the gods and goddesses that are associated with these beliefs, and how to practice the beliefs of Hinduism in everyday life. Hinduism: What You Need to Know About the Hindu Religion, Gods, Goddesses, Beliefs, History, and Rituals will also bring up some philosophical questions based on the core beliefs of Hinduism that will help to guide decisions on life’s actions. Here’s just a tiny fraction of what you’ll discover: History and definition of Hinduism The beliefs of Hinduism The gods and goddesses of Hinduism Applying the beliefs of Hinduism to everyday life and the concept of karma Hinduism and the belief of the soul Hindu mythology Hindu rituals and ceremonies And much, much more! If you want to learn more about Hinduism, then scroll up and click “Buy Now”!

©2019 Crystal Moon (P)2019 Crystal Moon

Narrator: Kay Webster
Author: Crystal Moon
Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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Hinduism

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Explore the Hindu religion with its fascinating rituals and history! This audiobook has eye-opening information about Hinduism that will help you to understand the religion, gods, beliefs, and rituals and how the religion has have evolved over time. Does Hinduism really have many gods? Why do Hindus worship the cow? How about the dot.... Why do they wear it near the middle of their forehead? Why are they forbidden to eat meat? These are just a few of the countless questions many people ask or wonder about Hinduism, and whether you are a Hindu or not, there must be questions you are desiring to have answered in regards to the Hindu culture, practices, religion, or even history. Hinduism is special and has a lot of material, perhaps because it is the oldest known religion in the world. It therefore provides a lot to learn, and you do not want to miss out on anything in our journey through Hinduism including the gods, culture, structure of society, beliefs, and so on. Did you know that the supreme spirit in Hinduism is believed to be both male and female? Well, you will discover more than you ever imagined exists in Hinduism, and by the end of this audiobook, you’ll know a lot about a religion that has over one billion followers worldwide. This audiobook will cover these topics and more:   A comprehensive background and history of Hinduism The Hindu gods and goddesses The lesser divinities The main tenets of Hinduism The Hindu rites of passage The common questions asked about Hinduism A comparison between Buddhism and Hinduism And more! Listen to the audiobook now and learn more about Hinduism!

©2017 Cassie Coleman (P)2017 Cassie Coleman

Narrator: Dryw McArthur
Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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Spiritual Energy Healing: Kundalini

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Workplace difficulties, financial setbacks, health problems, relationship issues. Sadly, this is our daily life, and it’s impossible to avoid all the stress and worry caused by it. Unfortunately, most of the time, the price we pay to handle this stress tends to be quite high. Eventually, not only is our mind affected but so is our body. And even if we don’t sense any negative effect now, there’s no guarantee it won’t show up later.... So what do we do? Is there a reliable and easy way to help yourself? The answer is yes. And it’s all in your hands. The series Spiritual Energy Healing was created by Anne Brennan to guide you in coping with stress and worry. In this three-book set, each part is focused on a specific energy healing technique - Kundalini, mindfulness, and Reiki.  In this Kundalini bundle, you will get a unique guide to harnessing the healing power of Kundalini so that you can start practicing Kundalini meditations immediately.  Here is what you’re going to learn inside:  The introduction to Kundalini and the secrets behind Kundalini energy healing  What Kundalini awakening is and what the best and the easiest way to achieve it is What the correct way to practice Kundalini meditations is A detailed practical guide  How to avoid mistakes when doing guided meditations  What the best way to begin is and how to end your meditation session  Specific instructions will be provided  A set of specially crafted guided Kundalini meditations to immediately improve your condition And much more

©2019 Anne Brennan (P)2019 Anne Brennan

Narrator: Michael Purcell
Author: Anne Brennan
Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Third Eye Awakening

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You are about to discover how to open up your mind, spirit, and improve your life by awakening your third eye chakra!  Given the recent surge in popularity of energy healing, you’ve probably heard of the seven chakras, and after a bit of self-evaluation, developed an interest in the sixth chakra: the third eye - as you found out about its power in cutting through illusion and accessing deeper truths, as well as its role in expanding intuition and wisdom. Truth is, sometimes we have trouble achieving or maintaining focus or concentration, making decisions or processing information effectively; beyond that, we tend to experience problems managing our emotions under pressure, self-reflecting, and constantly have the fear of the unknown. The solution to these issues and more lie in activating and restoring the harmonious flow of energy in the third eye chakra, and the goal of this book is to assist you do that, and generally be able to achieve a higher consciousness, or be able to transcend human instincts and land in a space where self-awareness, imagination and intuitive guidance meet, enabling you to focus and create something that is aligned with the truth of who you are at the core. So, if questions like: What will awakening the third eye chakra do for you? Are there any dangers or side effects you need to be aware of as you awaken your third eye chakra? How do you know your third eye chakra needs awakening? How does the third eye chakra relate to the other main chakras and what can you do to restore balance? How do you clean, awaken, cleanse, heal, unblock and activate your third eye chakra and the other chakras? And many others are going through your mind, this book is for you, so start listening, as it covers the ins and outs.

©2020 Amal Prasad (P)2020 Amal Prasad

Narrator: Helen Dove
Author: Amal Prasad
Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Chakras for Beginners

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Chakras for Beginners is the perfect guide to learn more about the seven chakras and why it's so very important for good health. Would you like to know the methods of chakra balancing and understand the purpose of chakras balancing? With this chakra guide, you can discover how the spine and the chakras connect, how to nourish the chakra system, how to balance the chakras with acupuncture and essential oils, and how to awaken your energy. Learn more about the chakra stones and their ????ifi? ???t?m ?f chakra b?l?n?ing. Y?u will be amazed ?t th? differences you will feel once ??ur ?h?kr?? ?r? ?ll b?l?n??d, tuned, and ?timul?t?d! Chakras for Beginners it is all about getting your mind and your brain into the best range of brainwaves to perform these amazing skill and abilities!

©2019 Alban Kemp (P)2019 Alban Kemp

Narrator: Dane Petersen
Author: Alban Kemp
Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Swami Vivekananda and His Legacy with Gwilym Beckerlegge

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In this five part lecture series Gwilym Beckerlegge discusses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the Hindu teacher who was arguably the first "global guru". Vivekananda has been influential in shaping, among other things, Hindu notions of social activism, and what has come to be known as Modern Yoga, which is now practised beyond India. Gwilym covers the influence of Vivekananda's own guru, the widely revered Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda's fascinating journey from India to the United States and Europe at the turn of the 20th century, and the institutions Vivekananda started in Ramakrishna's name. Vivekananda has been a highly influential but contentious figure in the history of recent Hindu tradition. These lectures will explore aspects of Vivekananda’s legacy with particular reference to the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, the movement Vivekananda founded in his guru's name, and the Vivekananda Kendra, also inspired by Vivekananda, which came into existence in 1972. The Kendra, however, promotes in Vivekananda’s name an ideology strongly influenced by Hindu nationalism. Through an examination of these two movements, the lecture will illustrate the diffuse and durable nature of Vivekananda’s influence, and in the process explain why Vivekananda has been judged by some to have been a contradictory and controversial figure. Session 1 - Introducing Vivekananda and his guru Ramakrishna Session 2 - Vivekananda in the USA and London Session 3 - Establishing the Ramakrishna Math and Mission in India: Vivekananda and the spiritual discipline of service Session 4 - Continuity, discontinuity, and innovation in Vivekananda's ideas Session 5 - Vivekananda and his Hindu nationalist admirers

©2020 Wise Studies (P)2020 Wise Studies

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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Meridian Tapping and Your Chakras

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Can a simple tapping technique clear your chakras? In this groundbreaking audiobook you will learn how to use meridian tapping aka EFT to balance your chakras. There are many books on Chakra Balancing, Chakra Clearing and Chakra Healing. Many approach the topic in similar ways. However, in this audiobook, you will learn a simple way to achieve the kind of Chakra balancing that may have been elusive to you for all these years. Your Chakras can achieve balance - one tap at a time.

©2014 Numinosity Press Inc (P)2014 Numinosity Press Inc

Narrator: Doron Alon
Author: Doron Alon
Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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The Mystic-Sage of the Punjab

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This is a small book on the great mystic-sage, Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal, who authored hundreds of books in Urdu, Hindi, and English. He is most famous today as the guru of Baba Faqir Chand, the unknowing sage of Hoshiarpur. Touches upon shabd yoga and Radhasoami and gives an outline of Maharishi's biography.

©2020 David Christopher Lane (P)2020 David Christopher Lane

Length: 52 mins
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Rai Salig Ram: A Glimpse of His Life and Work

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This book provides an introduction into the fascinating life and work of one of the great Indian mystics of the 19th century, who was a contemporary of Sri Ramakrishna.  It is surprising that Rai Salig Ram, who is such a pivotal figure in the history of Radhasoami, is not better known among satsangis in the Beas related branches of the movement. In contrast, in the Agra connected satsangs - Soami Bagh, Dayal Bagh, and Peepal Mandi - Huzur Maharaj (as Salig Ram is honorifically called) is deeply revered since he is regarded as the chief successor and Gurumukh of Shiv Dayal Singh, the esteemed founder of Radhasoami.  Most of the earliest literature on Radhasoami comes from Salig Ram, who penned a number of books in Hindi on the practice of surat shabd yoga meditation. Salig Ram, who was highly respected by the British authorities, eventually got promoted to be the Postmaster General of the North-Western Provinces, the first Indian to hold such a position. But despite this remarkable achievement, Salig Ram was more interested in spirituality and his guru to whom he was steadfast in his devotion, serving him day and night.  Having visited Dayalbagh, Soami Bagh, and other Radhasoami centers in Agra that owe their existence to Huzur Maharaj, I felt that it was important to make his work better known in the West.  This small volume is designed as an introductory glimpse into the remarkable life and teachings of Rai Salig Ram. To accomplish this aim, I decided it would be best to include excerpts from the earliest known biographies of Huzur Maharaj. These include, Shiv Brat Lal Varman's A Truly Holy Life, Max Müller's brief chapter on Salig Ram in his small book, Ramakrishna: His Life and Sayings, and Partap Singh's biography of Soamiji Maharaj, which presents a highly effusive account of Huzur Maharaj and his one-pointed adoration of his spiritual guru.

©2018 David Christopher Lane (P)2018 David Christopher Lane

Narrator: Ian Kingsley
Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Krishna: The History and Legacy of the Popular Hindu Deity

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In the West, Hinduism is a religion that everyone has heard of but one that few non-practitioners truly understand. Today it is widely regarded as one of the world’s great religions and considered the indigenous religion of India, with practices and beliefs stretching back thousands of years. Hinduism as a religion spans more than 3,000 years, and now it includes nearly one billion people. At the same time, it is not a specific term, since there are clear sectarian boundaries, the same way there are differences between Protestantism and Catholicism, and even differences between the various Protestant sects and the various Catholic sects, Hinduism may be broken down into many major sub-groupings that may or may not have much in common at all. Additionally, in the same way Christianity contains many smaller, spirituality heterodox groups like Gnostic Christianity (which are sometimes called cults), Hinduism also contains many groups that have beliefs that do not fit easily within the common corpus of Hindu belief systems. All of these divisions came well after the time of the Aryans, and Hinduism likely began to divide around the 1st century CE, about 1,000 years after the arrival of the Aryans into the Indian subcontinent. Sri Krishna, believed to be the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, is without question one of the most popular and instantly recognizable deities within the Hindu pantheon, which encompasses hundreds of Puranic divine beings, coupled with approximately 33 Vedic gods and goddesses or “devas,” and a sea of other lower-ranking demigods and legendary figures. The likeness of the blue-skinned, flute-toting god, blessed with an unspeakably beautiful face and midnight-black curls, has been replicated in countless sculptures, often clad in colorful clothes and adorned with gold and silver jewelry, relief carvings, paintings, and other artistic mediums, otherwise known as “murti.” Hindus and subscribers of the Bhagavad Gita, as well as practitioners of bhakti yoga, ashtanga yoga, jñana yoga, and karma yoga are intimately familiar with this god of unconditional love, compassion, and tenderness, who has also been crowned “Yogesvara,” the master of yogis and all things mystical.   While Hinduism has always seemed complicated to outsiders, even those not terribly familiar with the faith and those unpracticed in the art of yoga know of Krishna, or at the very least they have heard his name in the course of conversation. It is particularly difficult, if not impossible to escape the deity's omnipresence in India. In all likelihood, tourists privileged enough to experience the enchanting republic firsthand have visited (or marveled at in passing) one of the innumerable temples dedicated to Krishna peppered throughout India, and this is excluding the shrines erected in his honor in other parts of the world.   Perhaps it was the Radha Parthasarathi in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh that caught their eye: a vibrant temple built in the shape of a chariot and painted entirely in the dainty shade of watermelon-pink, complete with wheels and a quartet of colossal stallions that towered over its visitors. Or perhaps it was the Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir in New Delhi that stopped them in their tracks: a stunning and sprawling complex dominated by lace-white pointed oval domes and embellished with wooden, marble, and stone lattice carvings, which houses the 1,764-pound Astounding Bhagavad Gita, the “largest principle sacred text ever to be printed.” The Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, currently under construction, is slated to be the tallest religious monument ever built."

©2020 Charles River Editors (P)2020 Charles River Editors

Narrator: Daniel Houle
Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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Adopt Patience

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Authentic narration of the epic with life lessons Building Trust and Gaining Trust The Ramayana is not a story. It is a way of life. It is the game of life.  Feeling frustrated over events that are out of our control is a waste of energy and time. Rama and his army survived the grim years of exile by being patient and persistent, trusting each other with their lives. The characters’ determination reflects our own set of values and judgment during challenging situations and how we must:  Cut through the chaos. Rama’s righteousness helped him stay his course, undeterred.  Adhere to your principles. Laxman’s loyalty ensured that he remained where he needed to be for good to triumph over evil.  Remain calm in the face of adversity. Sita’s resilience allowed her to endure her terrible predicament. Do you have the patience to stick with your goals till the end? Adopt Patience is the third book in Ramayana: The Game of Life series. A modern retelling of the Aranya Kanda of Valmiki’s epic, this volume explores the dynamics of the complex games of power and greed, mirroring our own dilemmas in the modern world, and prompts us to overcome them using the wisdom spilled over this audiobook.  Shubha Vilas is a spiritual seeker and a motivational speaker. He helps people in dealing with modern-day life situations through the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana and other dharmic traditions. He conducts leadership seminars in premier institutes across the world and inspires deeper human values. 

©2017 Vilas, Shubha (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: Neel Chaudhuri
Author: Shubha Vilas
Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Devi Bhagwat Puran (Hindi Edition)

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Puraan saahitya bhaarateey saahitya aur jeevan kee akshunn nidhi hai. Inmein maanav jeevan ke utkarsh aur apkarsh kee anek gaathaen miltee hain. Atthaarah puraanon mein alag-alag devi- devataon ko kendr mein rakhkar paap aur punya, dharm aur adharm, karm aur akarm kee gaathaen kahee gaee hain. Is roop mein puraanon ka pathan aur aadhunik jeevan kee seema mein moolyon kee sthaapna aaj ke manushy ko ek nishchit disha de sakta hai. Nirantar dvandv aur nirantar dvandv se mukti ka prayaas manushy kee sanskriti mool aadhaar hai. Puraan hamein aadhaar dete hain. Isee uddeshy ko lekar paathakon kee ruchi ke anusaar saral, sahaj bhaasha mein prastut hai puraan-saahitya kee shrinkhala mein up-puraan 'Devi Bhagwat Puraan'.  Please note: This audiobook is in Hindi.  

©1992 Diamond Pocket Books Pvt. Ltd. 1992 (P)2021 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: Sarvesh Vyas
Author: Dr. Vinay
Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Asura (Hindi Edition)

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The story of Ravana and his people has been told innumerable times. This is the Hindi translation of the number one national best seller. This saga is of victory and defeat - a story that has been tainted by India's oppressed and exploited caste for 3,000 years. Unlike the Ramayana, the story of Ravana has never been told so far. But now it's time to speak for the dead and the defeated. Please note: This audiobook is in Hindi.

©2012 Anand Neelkantan (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: Nitin Sharma
Length: 21 hrs and 6 mins
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Stand Strong

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Authentic narration of the epic with life lessons Keeping Faith and Conquering Fear The Ramayana is not a story. It is a way of life. It is the game of life. Life is a constant reminder that nothing, however powerful in one season, remains so in the next. These endless cycles of change could really spook someone who is unprepared to face the realities. Remember that situations of helplessness are always created by one’s own limited imagination. Perception appears larger than reality. Many were afraid to battle the Lankans, but grounded in reality, Rama and his army managed to free Sita. Fear results in pain. Lying broken and bruised, Sampati did not believe he could help until he did and it made all the difference. Clarity leads to freedom. Rama never wavered in his singleminded pursuit, and eventually got exactly what he wanted. Do you have the courage to face your fears? Stand Strong is the fourth book in Ramayana: The Game of Life series. A modern retelling of the Kishkindha Kanda of Valmiki’s epic, it reminds us through the tragic story of brothers Vali and Sugriva that life is like a dangerous treasure hunt. One must be resilient while running through confusing, zigzagging paths to acquire essential wisdom.  Shubha Vilas is a spiritual seeker and a motivational speaker. He helps people in dealing with modern-day life situations through the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana and other dharmic traditions. He conducts leadership seminars in premier institutes across the world and inspires deeper human values.

©2017 Shubha Vilas (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: Neel Chaudhuri
Author: Shubha Vilas
Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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How to Open Your Third Eye and Develop Psychic Abilities

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Have you ever acted on a hunch and achieved great results? Have you ever not followed an instinct to do something, and then regretted it later? Have you ever done something and achieved great success, only to later realize that you have no idea why you did this? Have you ever said to yourself, "If only I had trusted my intuition"? If yes, you know what the third eye is all about. Your third eye is the centre of your intuition. This is where you get hints about what is right and what is wrong. "I don't know why, but I just don't trust that guy" - statements like these indicate that your third eye is telling you something that you wouldn't know otherwise. It is telling you not to trust a person. It is trying to protect you from hurt, pain, and loss. Ignore it and you find yourself regretting that decision. "I should have trusted my instinct and not trusted that guy." Yes, your third eye warns you that something is amiss. Your third eye encourages you to take that step because it knows that it is going to make your life better and happier. Your third eye knows it all, even if you don't know yourself. But that's not all; you can further develop your third eye and refine your intuitive skills. You can learn to listen to what your inner self is telling you. You can learn to trust your third eye and follow its indications with confidence. This is the purpose of this short audiobook. Its purpose is to introduce you to the concept of third eye. It intends to introduce you to the power of your intuition. The audiobook intends to let you know about the concept of the third eye and how it developed through history. It intends to make you realize the benefits you can achieve through developing your intuition and psychic abilities. It intends to teach a few simple techniques that you can use yourself to develop your third eye and bring about a drastic and positive change in your life. So, get ready to get started on this journey!

©2015 Dayanara Blue Star (P)2015 Dayanara Blue Star

Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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Rearming Hinduism

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Rearming Hinduism is a handbook for intellectual resistance. Through an astute and devastating critique of Hinduphobia in today's academia, media and popular culture, Vamsee Juluri shows us that what the Hinduphobic worldview denies virulently is not only the truth and elegance of Hindu thought, but the very integrity and sanctity of the natural world itself. By boldly challenging some of the media age's most popular beliefs about nature, history, and pre-history along with the Hinduphobes' usual myths about Aryans, invasions and blood-sacrifices, Rearming Hinduism links Hinduphobia and its hubris to a predatory and self-destructive culture that perhaps only a renewed Hindu sensibility can effectively oppose. It is a call to see the present in a way that elevates our desa and kala to the ideals of the sanathana dharma once again. "For a civilization is not just buildings and machines, but its people, their thought, and their culture. It is a way of knowing the world, a way of giving meaning and value to the contents of life. It is a resource, most of all, for living intelligently."

©2014 Vamsee Juluri (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: P. J. Ochlan
Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Ramayana Banaam Mahabharata [Ramayana vs. Mahabharata]

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It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes and identical history.  In this groundbreaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analysis’. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile or war, the comparison between the two epics proves a startling point - the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana. Ideas in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temple ritual, Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week - 56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouthwatering offering to the Vishnu within you. Please note: This audiobook is in Hindi.

©2019 Devdutt Pattanaik (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: Sarvesh Vyas
Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Maya: The Physics of Deception

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This audiobook explores the ancient Indian concept of Maya. Utilizing the latest research in neuroscience and physics, this work explains why Maya (or the notion of illusion) is an important concept and better understood today in light of science, even though ancient rishis had glimpsed its importance thousands of years ago.

©2017 David Christopher Lane (P)2017 David Christopher Lane

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Hinduism: This Is Hinduism

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This audiobook contains an easily accessible overview of the Hindu religion, with a focus on those coming from the Western religions and cultures. While quite a few of us in the west are familiar with at least some aspects of the religion (karma, for instance), most of us lack any real depth of understanding of the complexities and nuances of one of the world's oldest and most diverse religions. I hope that by listening to this book you can at least begin to scratch the surface of this rich and intricate religion. We will cover the basics of the belief system, including the concepts of karma, reincarnation, ahimsa, and the one Supreme Being. These concepts unite all the various sects of the Hindu religion, as well as all of the regional and familial variations in what is a rich and complex religion. The pantheon of the gods is described, with an emphasis on each god's function. The rich symbolism present in their depictions is also explored, for a small sampling of the main deities. A full treatment of the symbolism is a subject worthy of a full semester college course. Not only is Hinduism rich in its diversity of gods and goddesses, it is also filled with many different rituals and festivals. Some of the most important rituals that punctuate the life of a Hindu are described. Rituals that are performed for pregnancy, birth, and death are common. Like we are accustomed to in the west, the Hindu religion also celebrates many holidays. I describe some of the most popular. Finally, I give a brief overview of what can only be considered one of the largest collections of religious scriptures in the world. They number over 100, though not all are accorded the same significance. This work is intended to serve as a jumping off point for you to begin your self-exploration of the world's oldest and third largest religion. Listen to the audiobook today to learn more about this fascinating religion.

©2016 Peter Holmquist (P)2016 Peter Holmquist

Narrator: Brian Schell
Author: Jane Peters
Length: 32 mins
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